Have Stanley Ketchel and Willie Lewis ever fought each other?

Yes. Stanley Ketchel and Willie Lewis met once on May 27, 1910, and Stanley Ketchel won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Ketchel or Lewis?

Stanley Ketchel is 51-7-3 and Willie Lewis is 92-28-14. Stanley Ketchel has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Ketchel or Lewis?

Stanley Ketchel has 46 knockout wins and Willie Lewis has 40. Stanley Ketchel has more.

Do Ketchel and Lewis have any common opponents?

Stanley Ketchel and Willie Lewis share 3 common opponents: Frank Klaus, Sam Langford and Billy Papke. Stanley Ketchel fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ketchel and Lewis?

This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Stanley Ketchel and 23 bouts tracked for Willie Lewis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Stanley Ketchel vs Willie Lewis — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Willie Lewis

Stanley Ketchel (51-7-3) and Willie Lewis (92-28-14) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Ketchel

Wins46 KO · 90%

Losses

Draws62 tracked bouts

Lewis

Wins40 KO · 43%

Losses

Draws23 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ketchel leads 1–0

Stanley Ketchel and Willie Lewis have met 1 time; Ketchel leads 1–0.
Met	1910May 27	Series
Stanley KetchelFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Willie LewisFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR2Ketchel vs Lewis	1Meeting

Ketchel vs Lewis · May 27, 1910

The Numbers

Ketchel 7 · Lewis 0 of 7 measurable rows

KetchelEdge = longer wingLewis

Record: 51-7-3 (edge)92-28-14
Win %0–100%: 86.1% (edge)
73.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 46: 46 (edge)
40
KO rate0–100%: 90.2% (edge)
43.48%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 90% (edge)
14%
Times stopped^†max 8: 3 (edge)
8
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 8.7: 8.7 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62: 62
23

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Stanley Ketchel: 5′9″; Willie Lewis: No height on file
ReachLevel: Stanley Ketchel: 70″; Willie Lewis: 70″
Agenot comparable: Stanley Ketchel: Died aged 24; Willie Lewis: Died aged 64
Stance: Stanley Ketchel: Not recorded; Willie Lewis: Orthodox

Stanley Ketchel left, Willie Lewis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Stanley Ketchel51 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

46 by KO/TKO 90%3 on the cards 6%2 by another method or unrecorded 4%

Willie Lewis7 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 14%1 on the cards 14%5 by another method or unrecorded 71%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Stanley Ketchel 62, Willie Lewis 23 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Ketchel better on 1 · even on 23 shared · Stanley Ketchel better on 1 · even on 2

KetchelStanley Ketchel

Opponent

LewisWillie Lewis

Stanley Ketchel
Loss, NWS
1910Mar 1910
KlausFrank KlausUnited States 67–15–14 · MiddleweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Willie Lewis
Loss, TKO 6
1911Feb 1911
Stanley Ketchel
Loss, NWS
1910Apr 1910
LangfordSam LangfordCanada 210–43–53EvenEven — 0–1 both
Willie Lewis
Loss, KO 2
1904Feb 1904
Stanley Ketchel
3–1 against
Win, UD
1909Jul 1909
Win, KO 11
1908Nov 1908
Loss, TKO 12
1908Sep 1908
Win, PTS
1908Jun 1908
PapkeBilly PapkeUnited States 39–17–7 · MiddleweightKetchel betterStanley Ketchel better — 3–1 to 0–2
Willie Lewis
0–2 against
Loss, KO 3
1910Mar 1910
Loss, NWS
1909Oct 1909

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Stanley Ketchel has won three straight since losses to Frank Klaus and Sam Langford. Ketchel last boxed on Jun 10, 1910.LLWWW

Klaus Mar 1910Langford Apr 1910Flynn May 1910Lewis May 1910Smith Jun 19108.7 tracked bouts per year

Willie Lewis drew the most recent tracked bout with Izzy Jannazzo. Lewis last boxed on May 22, 1933.LLLLD

Gibbons Nov 1911Gibbons Feb 1912Carpentier May 1912McCoy Oct 1914Jannazzo May 19330.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Stanley Ketchel and Willie Lewis ever fought each other?: Yes. Stanley Ketchel and Willie Lewis met once on May 27, 1910, and Stanley Ketchel won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Ketchel or Lewis?: Stanley Ketchel is 51-7-3 and Willie Lewis is 92-28-14. Stanley Ketchel has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Ketchel or Lewis?: Stanley Ketchel has 46 knockout wins and Willie Lewis has 40. Stanley Ketchel has more.
Do Ketchel and Lewis have any common opponents?: Stanley Ketchel and Willie Lewis share 3 common opponents: Frank Klaus, Sam Langford and Billy Papke. Stanley Ketchel fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ketchel and Lewis?: This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Stanley Ketchel and 23 bouts tracked for Willie Lewis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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